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Work Quotes

Quotes on the meaning of work.

Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.

I don't listen to so much music now. I did when I was younger. Music is so much part of my work. I like peace and quiet now when I go home.

Quotes by Elaine Paige

When the sommelier Enrico Bernardo moved to Paris from Italy nearly two decades ago, the world of French gastronomy brutally rejected him. No matter that he had won the competition for best sommelier in Italy; when he asked 30 restaurateurs...

Quotes by Elaine Sciolino

If I see a great performance on television, onstage, in the movies, I go to work the next day with a renewed energy and less fear. These great artists take me out of my life and make me want to...

Quotes by Elaine Stritch

I don't believe in work-life balance. I think it's more about work-life integration because, increasingly, so much time of ours is spent doing work, so I've always wanted to dedicate my work life to having a social impact.

Quotes by Elaine Welteroth

Find your passion, set a goal, go to work, evaluate, reassess, and repeat.

Quotes by Elana Meyers

There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb.

Quotes by Elayne Boosler

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

Elbert Hubbard

We work to become, not to acquire.

Elbert Hubbard

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

Elbert Hubbard

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.

Elbert Hubbard

The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.

Elbert Hubbard

As an artist, you need to be not at all entitled in your relation with the work. So money is kind of worrying. You can start to expect things if you're used to a certain level of comfort.

Quotes by Eleanor Catton

I didn't like not having work and not having people return my calls.

Quotes by Eleanor Mondale

I didn't want to get married. What I knew of most men was something I didn't want any part of. I just wanted to work on my career.

Quotes by Eleanor Mondale

Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets.

Quotes by Eleanor Robson Belmont

Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

Quotes by Eileen Caddy

Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation.

Quotes by Eileen Caddy

To make computer science more attractive to women, we might help young women change how they think about themselves and what's expected of them. But we might also diversify the images of scientists they see in the media, along with...

Quotes by Eileen Pollack

Science and math are hard for everybody, and it's usually not a matter or being born gifted at it or not. It's hard work, but it can be a lot of fun!

Quotes by Eileen Pollack

Knowing how to tactfully criticize someone's work is a mentor's job.

Quotes by Eileen Pollack

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Work" page?
These lean toward the thoughtful side of work — the idea that "intellectual work is essentially a lonely process," the belief that one's politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable," and an image of people unwinding after work all over the world talking about life's bigger questions.
Is there a spiritual angle to any of these?
While these particular quotes are secular, if you're looking for a spiritual perspective on work, see Prayers for that theme.
Do these quotes connect work to personal identity?
Yes, one of the strongest lines here argues that your politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable" — the idea that what you do reflects who you are. If that resonates, Growth quotes explore a similar idea of work shaping the person.
Is there anything here about effort or persistence?
These specific quotes focus more on the nature and meaning of work than on effort itself, but Effort quotes cover that ground directly.
What about setting goals through work?
For that angle, Goal quotes is the better fit — the "Work" page here is more about the character and process of working itself.

There's also a lighter side - people unwinding after work to talk through life's bigger questions over drinks. See Effort Quotes and Goal Quotes for more on getting things done.